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rimjob_rainer, do games w From Software is "working hard on Elden Ring DLC" but still doesn't have a release date "at this time"

I just finished it the first time and hoped to play the DLC soon, because I usually don’t come back to a game for DLC. Quite disappointing.

PopMyCop,

Something makes me think this is not going to be your typical DLC. I wish they would have given the entire industry the middle finger and said something like, “This will be an expansion pack, in contrast to all the half-hour extras that piss producers push as DLC.”

Because honestly, this long of a development time for anything less than an expansion, like the old days where you get 50-100% more game, seems crazy.

Bonesince1997, do gaming w Palworld patch saves breeding Pals from falling asleep and never waking up

Cigarette hanging out of the mouth and everything

some_guy, do gaming w Steam Next Fest is back and underway with "hundreds" of playable PC demos

A demo has never once sold me on a game, going all the way back to shareware days.

However, I can think of countless times a demo has convinced me not to buy a game.

snooggums,
@snooggums@kbin.social avatar

Really?

Doom's shareware sold Doom for me. Most recently the Tekken 8 demo sold itself. In between there have been a ton of games where the demo was helpful in deciding whether or not to play something.

I'm just surprised that in all that time there wasn't a single one that at a minimum confirmed a game was what you were expecting if you were on the fence.

I believe it, just surprised.

GammaGames,

You’re definitely the outlier

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@kbin.social avatar

Nah, demos largely disappeared because they not only took a bunch of resources to make but also had a far better chance of convincing you not to buy a game than to buy it, especially if you had other means of marketing it. Many people even enjoyed the demo but felt that they got their fill and therefore didn't want to keep playing, or maybe they didn't want anything out of the game beyond what the demo offered.

GammaGames,
ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@kbin.social avatar

Note what kinds of games populate the Next Fest. Mostly games without any other form of marketing. Anecdotally, I found four demos that interested me, and all four convinced me not to to bother keeping up with the game as it gets closer to release. EEDAR, later absorbed by NPD, the combined entity of which is now known as Circana, works with lots of big developers and publishers and found a correlation with demos losing sales. In later analysis of demos, devs found that you could (a) convince someone to buy the game, (b) convince someone that they don't like the game, (c) give someone everything they wanted from the game, where they don't want to play any more, or (d) give someone everything that they wanted from the game, where they don't need any more than what the demo provides. Note that 3 out of those 4 don't result in a sale. A trailer tended to be much better marketing material. Of course, your mileage may vary if the game's loop or selling point is hard to articulate, but in most cases, seeing someone else have a good time with a game is going to be more likely to convince you to buy a game than if you had a demo where you might not understand its appeal. It's why games are built around how well they present on Twitch these days.

loobkoob,

Factorio's demo absolutely convinced me to buy it.

Demos only really work well if the game is fantastic and able to convey that in a small slice of the game, though.

andrew_bidlaw, do games w Microsoft to lay off 1900 people across Xbox and Activision Blizzard | Eurogamer
@andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works avatar

Out of all these IT companies it seems like Phil is the first to call it a painful process, not just optimisation. Seems like he at least understands what a bad press it is to lay off 2k of people so he doesn’t keep this happy attitude about that, and even promise severance payments. And compared to others, they just had a big merger with dublicating departments and other internal structural shenanigans always meaning future lay offs.

What a weird way to start a year feeling like M$ is the most ethical maneater, although they top the list in hard numbers now. Can’t wrap my head around it.

remotelove,
@remotelove@lemmy.ca avatar

Your first mistake is believing anything Phil said as even slightly remorseful. Executives are full of shit and emotions for them is an act. These layoffs were probably planned months in advance and it’s not like he can publicly applaud them, anyway.

andrew_bidlaw,
@andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works avatar

Did I say I trust him? His speech is probably handed to him by a secretary. I’m talking about that speech even mentioning something besides rising effectiveness of the company further on, it isn’t even mentioned.

LEONHART, do games w Rock Band 4 DLC support ends next week, after eight years

Good to know!

jqubed, do games w Rock Band 4 DLC support ends next week, after eight years
@jqubed@lemmy.world avatar

I didn’t even know this was still around

KingThrillgore, do games w Eurogamer readers' top 50 games of 2023
@KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml avatar

No Pizza Tower? Starfield on the list?!

Aielman15, do games w This Spyro the Dragon tweet has fans thinking a new instalment is coming
@Aielman15@lemmy.world avatar

Please, don’t give me hope.

Auzy, do gaming w Bethesda plans to update Starfield "roughly every six weeks starting in February"

Are they going to add more boring planets, to make it more like real life?

junezephier, do gaming w Activision Blizzard settles sex discrimination lawsuit for £44m

By agreeing to the settlement, the CCRD’s case against Blizzard Activision will be withdrawn, with the former agreeing publicly that “no court or any independent investigation has substantiated any allegations [of] systemic or widespread sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard”. well, that’s some garbage.

Ashyr, do gaming w Creative Assembly apologises for "missteps" with Total War series, offers Pharaoh refunds

From the article, it sounds like their dlc have been overpriced with limited content and Pharaoh just seems bad?

Anyone closer to the issue know what the missteps have been?

obinice, do games w Netflix developing over 10 games in-house currently
@obinice@lemmy.world avatar

but how do I play the games on my old TV, that’s the only place I watch netflix.

Kolanaki,
!deleted6508 avatar

They have games on Netflix already that you play using your TV remote. They’re basically just choose your own adventure books, but in a TV show/movie format instead of a book.

There is also old crap like Doodle Jump, too, on other services that work on a TV using your remote.

SzethFriendOfNimi,
@SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world avatar

There’s some you play on iOS already. For example storyteller and Into the Breach. It basically checks that you have a Netflix account and then you can play the game.

Centillionaire, do gaming w Forza Motorsport vs Gran Turismo 7: The Digital Foundry Tech Breakdown

I downloaded Forza on PC on Game Pass. It looks great, but GT definitely looks better in most situations. I have a gray Mustang in real life, and I couldn’t quite get the paint to match. I feel like GT does a better job in that regard as well.

shiveyarbles, do gaming w Link and Zelda's relationship is "up to the player's imagination", Nintendo says

Oh no… that’s a terrible idea

DoucheBagMcSwag, do gaming w Sony investigating Insomniac hack which reportedly leaked Wolverine files and employees' personal data

Come man really? Leave Yuri alone man

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